Filtering a collection of items
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
- (a) displaying a plurality of item representations each associated with a different item;
(b) receiving a user input including a textual criterion;
(c) determining a subset of the items to be all of the items that satisfy the textual criterion;
(d) displaying the associated item representations for the subset of items so as to have a first display property;
(e) displaying the remaining item representations so as to have a second display property different from the first display property, wherein the first display property is a first size profile, and the second display property is a second size profile different from the first size profile; and
(f) displaying a background behind at least some of the item representations, wherein the background includes the textual criterion.
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Abstract
A user interface is provided wherein a set of items is displayed as a set of item representations (such as icons or thumbnails), and wherein a filtered subset of those items are visually identified in accordance with a user-defined criterion. All of the item representations are displayed on the screen in some form, regardless of which of the items have been filtered out. Further, the item representations may be displayed in various formats such as collected together in arrays or carousels as appropriate. This may allow the user interface to visually distinguish between those items that have been filtered out and those that are considered relevant.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of item representations each associated with a different item; (b) receiving a user input including a textual criterion; (c) determining a subset of the items to be all of the items that satisfy the textual criterion; (d) displaying the associated item representations for the subset of items so as to have a first display property; (e) displaying the remaining item representations so as to have a second display property different from the first display property, wherein the first display property is a first size profile, and the second display property is a second size profile different from the first size profile; and (f) displaying a background behind at least some of the item representations, wherein the background includes the textual criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method implemented by a computer, comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of item representations each associated with a different item; (b) receiving a user input including a textual criterion; (c) determining a subset of the items to be all of the items that satisfy the textual criterion; (d) displaying the associated item representations for the subset of items so as to have a first display property; (e) displaying the remaining item representations so as to have a second display property different from the first display property; (f) displaying a plurality of textual terms based on the textual criterion and associated with the subset of items, and for each of the textual terms, displaying a numerical indication of how many items of the subset are associated with the respective textual term; and (g) displaying a background behind at least some of the item representations, wherein the background includes the textual criterion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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